Carlos Alcaraz barely spent an hour on the court to beat the German Koepfer in the first round of the US Open. The German was injured in the first game of the match and barely held out for a while until retiring and allowing the Spaniard to reach the second round of the tournament with which he has a special relationship: Arthur Ashe is not just any track in the still short career of the Murcian There, in 2021, he achieved a spectacular victory against Tsitsipas, in five sets, which was like saying to the world: “Here I am.” And there, in 2022, he won his first Grand Slam by beating Ruud in the final, and became the youngest number one in history, at 19 years, 4 months and six days.
Hours and where to see the Alcaraz – Harris
Carlos returns to his magic track for the second round, in which he will face the South African Lloyd Harris. The duel will be at dawn from Thursday to Friday in Spain, but the time has been advanced compared to the first round: it will be at 01:00 in Spain and can be followed on television through Movistar +, like the entire tournament.
There are no previous duels between Carlos and Harris. The South African is 26 years old and ranks 177 in the world. His best result in a Grand Slam is the quarterfinals, precisely at the US Open, which he reached in 2021, after beating rivals like Khachanov, Shapovalov and Opelka, until he crossed paths with Zverev. Alcaraz has never played against him, but they have trained together on several occasions. “We more or less know how he plays, what his style is. And we’ll see how that round goes. He’s a very aggressive player, with great shots,” said the world number one, who, in general, was happy with the performance that he had at his debut at the US Open. Nor is it easy for a tennis player to face a match against an injured opponent, but he knew how to stay focused.
The winner of that match will face the winner of Van de Zandschulp – Daniel Evans in the third round.
There is no more Spanish participation in the individual draws, neither the masculine nor the feminine, today, but there are interesting matches like Murray-Dimitrov, a classic; or the Italian confrontation between Sonego and Sinner. World number three Medvedev will face Australia’s O’Connell.
2023-08-31 01:07:31
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